What color is #44312A?

#44312A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44312A?

The RGB value is 68, 49, 42: 68 red, 49 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44312A?

The complementary color is #2A3D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44312A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44312A color

#44312A rgb(68, 49, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #44312A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 19.2% green and 16.5% blue (68, 49, 42).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 38% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#44312A color codes

HEX	`#44312A`
RGB	`rgb(68, 49, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 19.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 38%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 38%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.28, 7.47, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.28, 10.82, 46.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.9, 3.593, 2.678)`
Decimal	`4469034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44312A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #44312A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44312A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #44312A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44312a; }
.text { color: #44312a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44312a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 49 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44312a, #443e2a); }

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Questions

What color is #44312A?: #44312A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44312A?: The RGB value is 68, 49, 42: 68 red, 49 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44312A?: The complementary color is #2A3D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44312A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.